Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast

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Episode 109: It Creeps and Leaps - The Blob (1958 & 1988) Aug 30, 2019

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BEWARE OF THE BLOB! We watched the original 1958 The Blob starring Steve McQueen and the special effects-laden 80s remake!

Sources:

The Blob (1958)

"It Creeps and Leaps" by Kim Newman, Criterion

"The Strange History of the Blob Movies" by Ryan Lambie, Den of Geek

Director Commentary

Producer Commentary

Episode 108: The World WAS Beautiful (with JXDill!) - The Omega Man & Soylent Green Aug 09, 2019

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JXDill (along with his sidekick, Charleton Heston) is the Ghost of Monster Kid Yet to Come as he shows us what the world could end up like in two excellent dystopian future films from the 70s - The Omega Man and Soylent Green!

Sources:

The Omega Man (1971)

"The Omega Man" (1971) by Sean Axmaker, TCM

"Introduction to the Omega Man", featurette

"The Last Man Alive - The Omega Man", featurette

JXDill also provided substantial research.

Soylent Green (1973)

"Why Soylent Green is More Relevant Than Ever" by Jim Knipfel, Den of Geek

JXDill also provided substantial research.

Episode 107: Going Ape Vol 1. - Planet of the Apes (1968) & Beneath the Planet of the Apes Jul 19, 2019

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We're going ape with our new series! We're working our way through the Planet of the Apes franchise and starting with the first two films!

Sources:

Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Behind the Planet of the Apes documentary

"Evolution of the Apes" featurette

Planet of the Apes text commentary

Episode 106: The Man With No Name - The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) & Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome Jun 28, 2019

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We return to the dystopian near future to complete the story of Max Rockatansky with The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome!

Sources:

The Road Warrior (1981)

"18 Things You Never Knew About The Road Warrior" by Gary Susman, Moviefone.com

"The Craziest Stories About The Making of Mad Max and The Road Warrior" by Abhimanyu Das, Gizmodo

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

"10 Things You May Not Know About the Mad Max Films" by Seb Patrick, BBC America

Episode 105: Here Come the Bronze - Mad Max (1979) & Mad Max: Fury Road Jun 14, 2019

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Join us as we journey to the Land Down Under for a dystopian look at a future where biker gangs rule and Doof Warriors ride. We watched Max Max and Mad Max: Fury Road!

Sources:

Mad Max (1979)

"60 Mad Facts About the Original Mad Max Films", Yahoo Entertainment

The Madness of Max, behind-the-scenes documentary

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

"In Search of Our Better Selves: The Rebirth, Redemption, and Road Warriors of George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road" by Tim Pelan, Cinephilia & Beyond

"George Miller Demanded That the Doof Warrior's Guitar Was Real", Fact Fiend

"Maximum Fury: Filming Fury Road", featurette

"Mad Max: Fury on Four Wheels", featurette

"The Road Warriors: Max and Furiosa", featurette

"The Tools of the Wasteland", featurette

"The Five Wives: So Shiny, So Chrome", featurette

"Fury Road: Crash & Smash", featurette

Episode 104: Horror in the Virtual Realm - The Lawnmower Man and Brainscan (with Brandon!) Jun 07, 2019

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We're joined by Brandon from Varicon Video to talk about two much maligned virtual reality gems from the 90s - The Lawnmower Man and Brainscan!

Sources:

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

"Inside the Forgotten Movie That Scientology, Stephen King, and Silicon Valley Made Possible" by Ian Failes, Thrillist

"The Lawnmower Man at 25: The Groundbreaking VR Film" by Ian Failes, VFXV

Brainscan (1995)

"John Flynn: Out for Action" by Harvey F. Chartrand, FOCO

"Brainscan" by T. Ryder Smith, trydersmith.org

Episode 103: Tales of Terror Vol. 4 - Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (with James!) May 18, 2019

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The thrilling conclusion to our latest Tales of Terror with James! We discuss Tales From the Darkside: The Movie!

Sources:

"Revisiting the film of Stephen King's Tales From the Darkside" by Rebecca Lea, Den of Geek

"The Real Creepshow III: Tales From the Darkside: The Movie at 25" by Jacob Q. Knight, comingsoon.net

Episode 102: Tales of Terror Vol. 3 - Twilight Zone: The Movie with James! May 10, 2019

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James returns for another installment of Tales of Horror! This time, we're talking about Twilight Zone: The Movie!

Sources:

"Twilight Zone: The Movie and the Disaster That Changed How Films Are Made" by Kayleigh Donaldson, syfy.com

"A New Dimension of Filmmaking" by Robert Weintraub, Slate

"A Look Back at Twilight Zone: The Movie, 35 Years Later" by Rob Kirchgassner, The Agony Booth

Episode 101: Remake Remix - The Ring (2002) & Evil Dead (2013) with Louis! Apr 25, 2019

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Louis joins us to talk about two very personal films, which both happen to be remakes!

Sources

The Ring (2002)

"Remake Man" by Tad Friend, The New Yorker

"The Ring Production Notes" cinema.com

"The Ring Review" by Roger Ebert, rogerebert.com

"Sadako's Secrets: Explaining Ringu at the Asian Art Museum" by Mark Frey, Japan Exchange & Teaching Program

Evil Dead (2013)

Director/Cast Commentary

"Evil Dead the Reboot" featurette

"Making Life Difficult" featurette

"Directing the Dead" featurette

Monster Kid Mailbag #18 Apr 11, 2019

Show notes

In this edition of the Mailbag, we answer a couple of questions, tell you what we've been up to, and say a very happy birthday to Jacob!

Monster Kid Projects

Hamish's horror movie review blog For Dying Out Loud
James D's (@jamesd7004) short film "The Monster"
Pete's band The Smart Folk
Andrew Tibbs - My Horror
Anonymous Gamer's RWBY/Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover story
Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6PM Eastern - The Stress Factor on 91.5 WUML

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